she loves her island so much

that she had its name

tattooed on her skin

by the way,

do you know that the word TATTOO

comes from the tahitian word TATAU ?

Genèse Maohi
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Le monde Polynésien ou Te Ao Ma'ohi divisé en cinq archipels se décline en autant de versions de la Genèse. Certains îles ont elles-mêmes leur propres versions.

Je ne retiendrai ici que deux versions, celle de Hao, Tuamotu, île natale et ancestrale de ma grand-mère maternelle, et celle des îles de la Société d'où vient ma grand-mère paternelle.

Durant une grande partie de ma vie, j'ignorais tout de la Génèse de mon pays telle qu'elle fut connue de mes ancêtres.

J'avais entendu parler de Taaroa qui semblait être le dieu le plus important. Je savais que les tiki devaient être respectés car ils font partie des cultes anciens. Les marae me faisaient peur car des sacrifices humains étaient attachés à leur Histoire.

En grandissant au sein de mes familles Ma'ohi, j'ai appris que tout est habité et vivant, même le monde inerte, les pierres, les arbres, l'eau, les vents, les animaux et même les terres, les lieux.

à suivre...

Ripo 

a,

tout le temps, 

un sourire silencieux au visage

Ripo sait tout faire

il sait réparer une pirogue, un bateau,

il fait également des colliers de coquillage

Moments

Sunday in Raivavae

we had just come out of church

Ladies and young girls

were wearing beautiful dresses, hats, pearls and jewelry

this young girl had something different:

she had braided colorfull ribbons in her hair

Moments

they were waiting for the rocks to be hot enough to get the polynesian earth oven going

I didn't want to interrupt their silent chat

everything was so quiet and peaceful around them

People from Raivavae

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A pause for the trekkers

on the fabulous

"Motu piscines"

and the most beautiful beaches in Polynesia

I am enjoying it all to the most

a tahitian meal is prepared on the beach in the shade

beautiful fish freshly caught

we are all enjoying the meal

the shade of the motu forest is nice after a day spent in the lagoon and under the sun

it is time to go home now

and say good bye to this awesome place

if you stay in one of the family run small hotels on Raivavae, they will organize this outing for you !!!

A pause for the trekkers

on the fabulous

"Motu piscines"

and the most beautiful beaches in Polynesia

I am enjoying it all to the most

a tahitian meal is prepared on the beach in the shade

beautiful fish freshly caught

we are all enjoying the meal

the shade of the motu forest is nice after a day spent in the lagoon and under the sun

it is time to go home now

and say good bye to this awesome place

if you stay in one of the family run small hotels on Raivavae, they will organize this outing for you !!!

Raivavae

an easy trekking to start with...

the day was young

when our guide showed up

we were ready for the first trek

on the way up, a pause to listen to the guide

and admire

and meditate

in some places we had to use the rope

encountering the footsteps of an ancient heroe left in the rock

seeking shelter from the pouring rain

walking through a place of vestiges of the past maohi culture and religion

at home, as the night is setting, a beautiful encounter with a little island angel...